Anfora was founded in 1920 by Pablo Schmidt, Alberto Lenz, Julio Vermehren, Carlos Reichert, Enrique Hilger, Federico Ritter and Adolfo Goerz in Mexico City as a porcelain manufacturer for home and institutional ceramic dinnerware.
During World War II, the Mexican government under Lázaro Cárdenas intervened the company as the original owners were of German nationality.
After a tumultuous period of poor decisions and lack of investment by government officials, the company was sold in 1947 to local investors.
In the US, it is represented exclusively by Steelite for the foodservice market, where it competes against local factories like Homer Laughlin and Hall China.
One of the most traditional Anfora pattern is the hand painted Blue and White Puebla, sold as a collector's dinnerware through individuals on eBay.